Toy gun



Patented May 8, 1934 UNETEE STATES FATENT QFFEQE TOY GUN Vernon D. Howe,Bufialo, N. Y.

Application September 22, 1932, Serial No. 634,493

8 Claims. (Cl. 12414) This invention relates to toys and it hasparabutted against a plug fixed, as indicated at ticular relation to thetype of toy gun in which 26, in the bore and its other end disposed in aan elastic missile is adapted to be employed as socket 2'? formed uponthe rear side or" the triga projectile, ger. Hence, the trigger underthe influence of One object of the invention is to provide a toy thespring is always urged in a clockwise direcgun in which a trigger servesas a positive clamption about the pin 17 as viewed in Fig. l and the ingmeans for one end of an elastic missile and portion 19 impinges the wall20. anchoring means is provided at the other end At the outer end of thebarrel 11 a transverse of the missile without interfering with thedisgroove 28 is formed and a central longitudinally charge of the latterfrom the gun. disposed groove 29 inclines gradually from the Anotherobject of the invention is to provide a upper surface of the barrel intothe transverse toy gun in which a plurality of missiles can be groove.An elastic missile 30 having an oblong discharged successively. bodyportion 32 and an enlarged transverse head Another object of theinvention is to provide a 33 arranged to form a T-shape, is adapted to15 trigger guard and control for facilitating the have its head portionanchored in the transverse manufacture and operation of the gun. gIOOVB28 and its y p t Stretched along I th drawing; the groove 29 and uponthe upper surface of the Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy gun withbarrel. The end portion of the missile opposite portions broken away andshown in cross-secthe head is inserted between the upper end por- 20 ttion 19 of the trigger and the slot wall 20. Thus Fig. 2 is a plan of amissile employed in conloading or mounting of the missile isaccomplished junction with the toy gun; by pressing the trigger toprovide a space for re- Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of a toy gunceiving the end of the missile between the trigger with portions shownin cross-section and illusand wall 20 and then by releasing the triggerthe 25 trating another form of the invention; missile is resilientlyheld in place until it is ready Fig. 4 is a cross-section takensubstantially to be discharged. Then by pressing the trigger at alongthe line IVIV of Fig. 3; the finger fitting portion 18 the missile insnap- Fig 5 is a View Similar t Fig 1 d illustratping back to its normalform is projected outwarding another form of the invention; ly from theend of the barrel 11. It is also con- 30 Fig. 6 is a view similar toFig. 3 and illustratvenient to reverse the manner described in loadingstill another form of the invention; ing the gun by first inserting themissile in the Fig. 7 is a perspective of a trigger employed in portionbehind the upper end 19 of the trigger the toy gun; and and thenstretching it to the end of the barrel Fig. 8 is a perspective of acombined trigger Where it is anchored in the grooves 28 and 29. 35 guardand spring employed in the gun illustrated In the form of the inventionshown in Figs. 3 in Fig. 3. and l, a toy 35 of substantially the sameshape as Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a toy gun 10 is shown that shown inFig. 1 includes a barrel 36 and a which simulates the form of anautomatic plsbutt or handle portion 37, and it is provided with tol andincludes an imitation barrel l1 and butt a pair of triggers 88 and 39mounted upon a 40 or handle grip 12. The portion of the gun adcommonpivotal pin 50 extending through the jacent the junction of the barreland butt is body of the toy. Suitable inclined slots 52 in the providedwith an inclined opening or slot 15 my adjacent the junction of thebarrel and hanin which a trigger is is pivotally mounted upon dle p rtin are provided r vin h triea pin 17 that is supported laterally throughthe g r- A the pp r nd of h tri r 39 a f in 45 body of the toy. A curvedfinger fitting portion 54 of rough mate Such as emery, Sandpaper 18 ofthe trigger projects below the slot 15 and or the like, is applied toprevent slipping of amisthe upper portion of the trigger has a pointedsile clamped by the tligger- A trigger guard 53, portion 19 which isadapted to impinge against comp of resilient material s ed, as inanupper rear wall portion 20 of the slot 15. It dicated at 55, to th buttand barrel portions O 50 will be observed that the pin is locatedadjacent the toy and is provided with end Spring fi e s 56 10 the upperend of the trigger to provide favorable and 57 which contact andresiliently u he leverage with respect to the finger fitting porupperend portion 58 of the trigger against rear tion 18. wall portions of theslots 52. In this construc- A bore 22 is formed in the handle 12 forretion a pair of grooves 59 extending from the slots 55 ceiving a coilspring 23 that has one of its ends 52 to the end of the barrel terminatein grooved end portions of similar construction to that defined by thegrooves 28 and 29 shown in Fig. l, with the exception that they aredouble for receiving two missiles 30.

It will be observed that the triggers 33 are inclined at differentangles or at angles to each other, and consequently, in dischargingmissiles the trigger 38 is first actuated and then the second trigger 38is actuated to discharge the second missile. Thus, the missiles in thedouble arrangement are projected successively at the rate desired.

In Fig. 5 the construction is generally the same as that shown in Fig. lwith the exception that a tension spring 60 is employed instead of acompression spring and is provided with a hook 62 for engagement aboutthe trigger 16. A suitable pin 63 supports the opposite end of thetension spring in an opening 65 that is plugged at one end, as indicatedat 66.

Referring to Fig. 6, a single missile toy 67 is provided which issubstantially the same in con" struction as that shown in Figs. 3 and 4with the exception that one trigger 39 and one spring finger 57 areomitted. Hence, like reference charactors are employed and thedescription corresponds to that already set forth above.

Although only the prefered forms of the in venticn have been shown anddescribed in detail it will be apparent to those skilled in the art thatthe invention is not so limited but that various changes may be madetherein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from thescope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A toy gun comprising a barrel portion recessed at it outer endportion for anchoring a missile, said barrel portion having an inclinedslot adjacent its other end, a trigger pivoted upon the toy in the slot,and resilient means for urging the upper end portion of the triggeragainst the rear wall of the slot to hold the missile between thetrigger and rear wall preparatory to projecting it from the gun bypressing the trigger.

2. A toy gun comprising a barrel portion and a handle portion, the frontend of the barrel portion having a transverse recess and a longitudinalrecess intersecting to provide anchoring means for a T-shaped missile, atrigger mounted adjacent the rear end of the barrel portion, the upperend of the trigger being inclined rearward- 1y, an abutment adjacent thejunction of the barrel and handle portion for receiving the upper end ofthe trigger, and resilient means for urging the upper end of the triggerrearwardly toward said abutment to grip the missile preparatory todischarging it by pressing the trigger.

3. A toy gun adapted to discharge a headed elastic missile comprising abarrel portion and a handle portion, said barrel portion having aplurality of intersecting recesses at its outer end for receiving andanchoring the headed portion of the elastic missile, a trigger pivoted"m the body of the toy adjacent the junction of the barrel and handleportion, a trigger abutment formed by recessing a portion of the gunadjacent the junction of the barrel and handle portion and a spring inthe body of the gun having one end normally urging the trigger to forceits upper end rearwardly against the trigger abutment to clamp the endof the elastic missile preparatory to discharging it.

4. A toy gun comprising a barrel and handle portions, a trigger mountedin the gun adjacent one end of the barrel portion, and a trigger guardhaving a spring portion bearing against the trigger tending to move itin one direction to clamp a missile against a portion of the gunpreparatory to discharging it.

5. A toy gun comprising a body having a trigger movably mounted therein,a strip of material for guarding the trigger and having a resilientportion extending into contact with the trigger and normally urging oneend of the trigger to form a clamp with an adjacent portion of the bodywhereby the elastic missile can be held in clamped relation until thetrigger is pressed for discharging it.

6. A toy gun comprising a body, a pair of triggers pivotally mounted inthe body, said body having an abutment for limiting pivotal movement ofeach trigger in one direction and a trigger guard disposed aboutportions of the trigger and having resilient extensions normallyengaging the triggers to urge them toward their respective limitingabutments.

'7. A toy gun adapted to discharge a plurality of headed elasticmissiles comprising a barrel portion and a handle portion, said barrelportion having a plurality of intersecting recesses at its outer end forreceiving and anchoring the headed portions of the plurality of elasticmissiles, a pair of triggers pivotally mounted adjacent the junction ofthe barrel and handle portion, said triggers being disposed at angles toeach other, a pair of trigger abutments on the body of the gun adjacentthe upper ends of the trigger to limit movement thereof in onedirection, and resilient means for urging the upper end of each triggerrearwardly toward its limiting abutment to clamp one end of the elasticL missile between said upper end of the trigger and abutment preparatoryto discharging it.

8. A toy gun adapted to discharge a plurality of elastic missiles havingT-shaped end portions comprising a barrel portion and a handle portion,said barrel portion having a plurality of intersecting recesses at itsend for receiving and an choring the T-shaped portions of the pluralityof elastic missiles, a pair of triggers pivotally mounted adjacent thejunction of the barrel and handle portions, said triggers being disposedat angles to each other, a pair of trigger abutments on the body of thegun adjacent the upper end of the trigger to limit movement thereof inone direction, and a trigger guard having its opposite end portionsformed into spring members engaging the respective triggers to urge themto- Ward their limiting abutments for clamping end portions of theelastic missiles.

VERNON D. HOWE.

